Debates

I believe that keeping a record of every member's Win/Loss record is overall detrimental. It changes the dynamic of the debate by encouraging some participants (not everyone, not citing anyone in particular) to act differently than they normally would in order to increase their record. Firstly, some participants will accept a debate challenge because they spot a technicality in the wording of the instigator, and then exploit that in order to add another victory to their record, thus, defeatin...

I recommend anyone who is going to take on this debate to first check how my last debate on this topic went. http://www.debate.org/debates/Nuclear-weapons-should-not-be-abolished-if-you-could-abolish-them./1/...

My opponent will be arguing in favor of Naruto winning. Rules: No trolling, swearing, or insults. If you accept, you must do the research and no forfeiting on any round unless you give a good reason for doing so, and post your arguement for any missed rounds in the current round. Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: State your case Round 3: Rebuttal Round 4: Defend your case Round 5: Constructive Criticism and Final Words (No debating)...

I feel that school sports are not taking up too much time. If a student cannot handle the responsibility, they must handle that themselves. As long as a student can handle more than one "job," school sports do not take up too much time....

Five Night's At Freddy's changed the horror Genre forever! Myself felt as though the gaming horror genre had slowly died off,and was only made up off Fan games and creepy pastas. Scott changed this. If you disagree with me,accept,and in round two we will begin....

Round One: AcceptanceRound Two: BriefsRound Three: Rebuttal Round Four: ConclusionDefinitions are arguable. BoP is not assigned. Failure to post a round is an automatic loss. Good luck, I look forward to some hearty competition!...

Just going to note, this is my first argument over the web. I will stand as pro. Con can choose the topic. Rules: It cannot be a topic that is impossible to argue. No trolls. That's not gonna fly here. Cannot be anything that is gender biased, since arguments like that never seem to end. You have 8000 characters to make your argument. There are 4 rounds. (Please don't take offense to this, it's my catchphrase...) May the best douchebag win....

i am a Creationist. Evolution is a theory. By definition a theory is a supposition. A scientific theory is something that can be modified or rejected. Seeing how there are arguments and evidence against evolution, theory of evolution is far from being an universal truth. This means that evolution is something that a person must believe in, despite lack of unanimous evidence pointing towards one conclusion. If evolution is a belief, and creationism is a belief, why should one take precedence over...